DID YOU KNOW???? A single injection of Botox, which is typically used to improve the appearance of facial wrinkles, may be an effective treatment fordepression. Investigators at the Hannover Medical School in Germany found that treating the facial muscles involved in emotion with Botox eases symptoms of depression. Our emotions are expressed by facial muscles, which in turn send feedback signals to the brain to reinforce those emotions. Treating facial muscles with botulinum toxin interrupts this cycle, study investigator Prof. Tillmann Kruger said at a press conference at the American Psychiatric Associations 2014 Annual Meeting. Novel Approach According to the investigators, positive effects on mood have been seen in patients whove had Botox treatment for the frown lines in the area above the nose and between the eyebrows. To confirm these results, Kruger and colleague M. Axel Wollmer, MD, from the Asklepios Clinic North Ochsenzoll in Hamburg, Germany, did research on Botox injection as an additional treatment for major depression.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:25:42 +0000
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